Sorry Teerex but I've never heard "long-haul" used figuratively for a person nor "salty" or "bleuewater" (??)

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Is that bad news? Sorry, I don't know you, so I have no way of telling how much you've heard or read.

If you read the whole post, however, you'll realize our friend JT was referring to a "master craftsman", while here we're talking about an "old salt", a very experienced manager. I gave him a few figurative adjectives to play with, I did not suggest he use them "undiluted", as it were...